Title WA, Water Code

Sec. 63.330. FINDINGS OF BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. After all hearings are completed, the board of equalization shall report its findings to the commission for acceptance or disapproval. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.

Sec. 63.331. DISAPPROVAL OF FINDINGS. If the commission refuses to approve the tax rolls, it shall hold hearings on all items not approved in the manner provided for the board of equalization. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.

Sec. 63.332. EFFECT OF APPROVAL OF FINDINGS. The approval of the findings of the board of equalization and the tax rolls as finally fixed shall be conclusive except in cases of fraud or the failure to equitably distribute the assessments. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec…

Sec. 63.333. PERSONAL OBLIGATION; LIEN. An assessment is a personal obligation of the property owner against whom the assessment is made, and the district has a lien against the assessed taxable property. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.

Sec. 63.334. ASSESSMENT FUND. (a) The assessments shall be paid to the assessor and collector and shall be kept by him in a separate fund known as the "Assessment Fund." (b) Payments out of the fund shall be made to retire the bonds, notes, debentures, or other evidences of debt …

Sec. 63.335. ERRORS IN ASSESSMENTS. (a) An error, mistake, or formality in the assessment or in any step or proceeding prerequisite to the assessment shall not invalidate the assessment, but the commission may correct the error at all times. (b) An error or mistake in describing …

Sec. 63.336. REASSESSMENT. (a) If, in the opinion of the commission, an error, mistake, or invalidity exists in any proceeding with reference to the improvements or assessments, it shall correct the error, mistake, or invalidity and reassess the property and the owners of the pro…

Sec. 63.337. SUIT TO SET ASIDE OR CORRECT ASSESSMENT. (a) A property owner with an assessment or reassessment against him or his property may bring suit within 20 days after the assessment or reassessment in any court with jurisdiction to set aside or correct the assessment or re…

Sec. 63.338. DELINQUENT ASSESSMENTS. (a) Not later than August 1 of each year, the assessor and collector shall prepare a delinquent roll showing all delinquencies in the payment of the assessments. (b) The assessor and collector shall post the delinquent roll in the district off…

Sec. 63.339. SUIT FOR COLLECTION. (a) After the delinquent roll has been posted in the district office for 20 days, the attorney for the district may file suit for collection in any court with jurisdiction. (b) An attorney's or collection fee of 10 percent on the amount of princi…

Sec. 63.340. SALE OF PROPERTY TO SATISFY JUDGMENT. The district may purchase any property at a sale to satisfy a judgment in favor of the district on a delinquent assessment or reassessment, if the district is the best bidder. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Au…

Sec. 63.341. RULES AND REGULATIONS. The commission may adopt any necessary rules, regulations, and orders, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the chapter relating to assessments, reassessments, and the…

Sec. 63.371. ANNEXATION AUTHORITY. A district created under this chapter or converted from a district created under Article III, Section 52 of the Texas Constitution, into a conservation and reclamation district under Article XVI, Section 59 of the Texas Constitution, may extend …

Sec. 63.372. PETITION. Before territory is annexed to the district, a petition signed by 50 or a majority of the electors residing in the adjacent territory proposed to be annexed shall be presented to the commission requesting an election in the adjacent territory to determine w…

Sec. 63.373. SCHEDULING PETITION FOR HEARING; NOTICE. (a) After a petition is presented under Section 63.372 of this code, the commission shall set the petition for a hearing to be held within 10 days from the date of presentation of the petition. (b) Notice of the hearing shall …

Sec. 63.374. HEARING. The commission shall hold the hearing on the subject of annexation of adjacent territory by the district, and any person who has taxable property in the territory proposed to be annexed may appear in person or by counsel and offer testimony or argument for o…

Sec. 63.375. ELECTION ORDER. If after the hearing the commission finds that inclusion of the territory proposed to be annexed would be a direct benefit to all the land in that territory, the commission shall order an election to be held in the territory proposed to be annexed. Ad…

Sec. 63.376. NOTICE OF ELECTION. (a) The election shall be held not less than 20 nor more than 30 days from the day of the election order and after notice is given. (b) Notice of the election shall be published once a week for 20 days immediately preceding the election in some ne…

Sec. 63.377. BALLOTS. The ballots for the election shall be printed to allow for voting for or against: "Annexation to the navigation district" and "Assumption of a pro rata part of the bonded debt of the navigation district." Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1978, ch. 791, Sec.…

Sec. 63.378. ELECTION OFFICIALS. The commission shall appoint one judge and two clerks for each election box or place to hold the election. The judge and clerks shall be electors in the territory proposed to be annexed and shall reside near the place for holding the election. Add…

Sec. 63.379. CANVASS OF VOTE; ENTRY OF ORDER. (a) The election judges shall certify the election returns to the commission, and the commission shall canvass the returns. (b) If a majority of the electors voting at the election favor annexation and assumption of the pro rata part …

Sec. 65.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "District" means a special utility district operating under this chapter. (2) "Board" means the board of directors of a district. (3) "Director" means a member of the board of directors of a district. (4) "Commission" means the Texas…

Sec. 65.011. CREATION OF DISTRICT. A special utility district may be created under and subject to the authority, conditions, and restrictions of, and is considered a conservation and reclamation district under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 1983…

Sec. 65.012. PURPOSES OF DISTRICT. A district may be created: (1) to purchase, own, hold, lease, and otherwise acquire sources of water supply; to build, operate, and maintain facilities for the transportation of water; and to sell water to towns, cities, and other political subd…

Sec. 65.013. COMPOSITION OF DISTRICT. (a) A district may include the area in all or part of any one or more counties including all or part of any cities and other public agencies. (b) The land composing a district is not required to be contiguous, but may consist of separate bodi…

Sec. 65.014. CERTIFIED RESOLUTION SEEKING CREATION OF DISTRICT. (a) If creation of a district is proposed by a water supply or sewer service corporation, a certified copy of a resolution requesting creation must be filed with the commission. (b) The resolution shall be signed by …

Sec. 65.015. CONTENTS OF RESOLUTION. In addition to the requirements stated in Section 65.014, the resolution shall: (1) describe the boundaries of the proposed district by metes and bounds or by lot and block number, if there is a recorded map or plat and survey of the area, or …

Sec. 65.016. CONSENT OF CITY. A district may operate within the corporate limits of a city or within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a city, provided that a city may require that the district construct all facilities to serve the land in accordance with plans and specificati…

Sec. 65.018. NOTICE AND HEARING ON DISTRICT CREATION. If a resolution is filed under Section 65.014, the commission shall give notice of an application as required by Section 49.011 and may conduct a hearing on the application if the commission determines that a hearing is necess…

Sec. 65.020. HEARING. (a) If the commission determines that a hearing is necessary under Section 49.011, the commission shall conduct a hearing and accept evidence on the sufficiency of the resolution and whether or not the request for conversion for each purpose specified in the…

Sec. 65.021. GRANTING OR REFUSING CREATION OF DISTRICT. (a) If the commission finds that the resolution conforms to the requirements of Section 65.015, the request for conversion is feasible and practicable, and each purpose for which the district is created is necessary and woul…

Sec. 65.022. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS. If the commission authorizes the creation of the district, it shall appoint those persons whose names are listed in the resolution filed with the commission by the water supply or sewer service corporation to serve as temporary directors until in…

Sec. 65.023. APPEAL FROM ORDER OF COMMISSION. A city or a person who appeared in person or by attorney and offered testimony for or against the creation of the district, may appeal from the order of the commission authorizing or refusing the creation of the district. The appeal m…

Sec. 65.101. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A district is governed by a board of not less than five and not more than 11 directors. Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.

Sec. 65.102. QUALIFICATIONS FOR DIRECTORS. To be qualified to serve as a director, a person must be: (1) at least 18 years old; (2) a resident citizen of this state; and (3) either own land subject to taxation in the district, be a user of the facilities of the district, or be a …

Sec. 65.103. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; TERMS OF OFFICE. (a) The persons receiving the highest number of votes at each election shall serve as directors of the district. (b) The terms of the directors may run concurrently, or may be staggered, but in any event, the term of office of …

Sec. 65.201. POWERS. (a) A district has the functions, powers, authority, and rights that will permit accomplishment of the purposes for which it is created. (b) A district may purchase, construct, acquire, own, operate, maintain, repair, improve, or extend inside and outside its…

Sec. 65.203. SOLID WASTE. A district may collect solid waste and may purchase, construct, acquire, own, operate, maintain, repair, improve, and extend a solid waste collection and disposal system inside and outside the district and may make proper charges for its facilities or se…

Sec. 65.205. ADOPTING RULES. A district may adopt and enforce reasonable rules to: (1) secure and maintain safe, sanitary, and adequate plumbing installations, connections, and appurtenances as subsidiary parts of its sanitary sewer system; (2) preserve the purity and the sanitar…

Sec. 65.206. EFFECT OF RULES. After the required publication, rules adopted by the district under Section 65.205 of this code shall be recognized by the courts as if they were penal ordinances of a city. Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.…

Sec. 65.207. PUBLICATION OF RULES. (a) The board shall publish a substantive statement of each rule and the penalty for its violation once a week for two consecutive weeks in one or more newspapers with general circulation in the area in which the district is located. (b) The sub…

Sec. 65.208. EFFECTIVE DATE OF RULES. The penalty for violation of a rule is not effective and enforceable until five days after the last publication of the notice. Five days after the last publication, the published rule takes effect and ignorance of the rule is not a defense to…

Sec. 65.235. PROHIBITION ON ASSESSMENT OR COLLECTION OF TAXES. Section 49.107 does not apply to a district created under this chapter. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. SUBCHAPTER G. ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND NOTES

Sec. 65.501. ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND NOTES. The district may issue its bonds or notes for the purpose of purchasing, constructing, acquiring, owning, operating, repairing, improving, or extending any district works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances needed…

Sec. 65.502. FORM OF BONDS AND NOTES. (a) A district may issue its bonds or notes in various series or issues. (b) Bonds or notes shall mature serially or otherwise not more than 40 years from their date and shall bear interest at any rate permitted by the constitution and laws o…

Sec. 65.503. MANNER OF REPAYMENT OF BONDS OR NOTES. The board may provide for the payment of principal of and interest and redemption price, if any, on the bonds or notes by pledging all or any part of the designated revenues to result from the ownership or operation of the distr…